Following the Queens Speech announcement of a cap on security deposits to be included with the new Tenants’ Fees Bill, The RSPCA and Cats Protection have voiced their concerns about removing private tenants’ flexibility to provide a higher deposit to cover the likes of pet damage. David Bowles, the RSPCA’s assistant director of external affairs,

Following the recent confirmation of a new Tenants’ Fees Bill, it has come to light that a cap on security deposits is also included in the details of the draft. The Tenants’ Fees Bill will implement the policy to ban landlords and agents from requiring tenants to make any payments as a condition of their